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Buda Musique is proud to
present a new instalment in
the Zanzibara series: a deep
Taarab masterpiece from
legendary singer Zuhura
Swaleh, available for the first
time outside Kenya since its
original release in 1982.
• Taster for the new double
vinyl Zanzibara compilation
coming summer 2019
Zuhura Swaleh & Party initially rose to fame on the Mombasa scene in the 1970s with a new fastpaced taarab style, coupled with a vocal style that drew more on traditional Swahili poetry than
the then-prevalent Bollywood influence. A new sound and no-nonsense lyrics that voiced
women’s concerns led to performances all over Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda throughout the 70s.
• While playing a wedding in Nairobi in 1981 Zuhura & Party were approached by the local Polygram
studio to record an LP, but the 33rpm record did not catch on – the format was not suited to the
tiny portable record players in use in Kenya at the time, and the record industry as a whole
collapsed in the wake of the attempted 1982 coup d’état.
• Only a few records were pressed and have since become collectors’ items. Locally the songs
survived and remained popular as pirated dubs (first on cassette now on CDR).
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Release Date
26.04.2019
Cat No
260311
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Tracklist
Track 1